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The significance of platelet microparticles in patients with chronic hepatitis C and their association with antiviral treatment and smoking

BACKGROUND: Platelet microparticles (PMPs) are platelet-derived membrane vesicles involved in cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis. Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is associated with increased atherosclerosis, but the effect of therapy on its atherogenic potential has not been adequately studied. M...

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Autores principales: Kanellopoulou, Theoni, Alexopoulou, Alexandra, Kontopidou, Flora N., Konstantinides, Polydoros, Papatheodoridis, George V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27065733
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2016.0013